Neon Green in Street Style Fashion

The color green just like purple has a plethora of shades from hunter green, army green, forest, olive and lime green to neon green, emerald green and jade to name a few. Much as it’s not my go to color unlike the color purple, Pantone’s pick for the year 2018, it has a unique way of uplifting a street style ensemble or any ensemble for that matter.

The energy that surrounds neon green in particular can’t be overemphasized. Little wonder it’s been very visible on the runways and ultimately on the shelves of a lot of retailers. 
Are you a fan?

Neon green has a richness and boldness to it that makes it perfectly seasonless. It also has a ‘pleasant surprise’ factor to it that will leave one wanting more. From a little piece of accessory or coordinate to a full blown neon green infatuation that will have heads turning as well as leave folks green with envy. Ha!

Head to toe green’d out is often times how I’ve seen this color styled. If you just cringed at the thought, I want you to know that you are not alone. Not by a long shot! You couldn’t pay me to leave my home clad in all green as recently as one month ago. Until I set eyes on this set from @judannclothings (introduced here, here, here) featuring a caftan with a high low hem as well as a summery array of flowers daintily sprinkled on the upper left corner and a matching crisp high waisted wide leg pants. 

I knew right away that I wanted to wet my feet in the H2T neon green craze but I also wanted to show a perfect street style with one or both of the pieces for those who are newbies or still be on the fence. I looked to add a different color that would compliment yet tone down the green just a tad. Blue naturally came to mind since they’re both next to each other on the color spectrum. 

The verdict? 

This duo sang a perfect harmony! 

I finished the look with a boater hat and an ark bag, another huge summer trend that could only house my wallet and phone for obvious reasons. Ha!

Your thoughts?

Deets 

Caftan Set - Judann Clothings (here) (here)

Ark Bag - Cult Gaia (here)

Shoes - Zara - no longer available :( 

Boater Hat - Nove Rosso Firenze (similar here)

Thank you for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts. Xx...

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Neon Green in Street Style Fashion

Red Pants + Sheer Top

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Red Pants + Sheer Top

Polka Dot Sheer Top + Wide Leg Pants

Summer is finally here and what better way to welcome it than with a frilly sheer polka dot top and a pair of bright wide leg pants that will have you stand out in a crowd.

NOT ALL PANTS ARE CREATED EQUAL

A 70’s inspired style, wide leg pants are not only fun but fashion forward and gives the 'legs for days' effect especially when worn with a tucked in top that creates a head turning silhouette and creates balance. Even though this pair boasts a ton of volume, I didn’t feel that I was drowning in fabric.

While I wouldn’t wear this pair to work, wide leg pants in a light weight fabric (depending on the season) and paired with a crisp button down shirt makes for a very polished 9 to 5 look. Trade the shirt for a camisole or tank top and you’re after hours ready.

FRILLS + SHEER + POLKA DOTS = HEAVEN

Can you tell I’ve been obsessed with frills and sheer lately? I spoke about sheers here and how tricky they can be to pull off as not everyone is comfortable with baring it all. For this look, I wore a cropped tank top since my pants are high waisted and finished the look with an extra wide belt for more coverage. 

The polka dot craze is here to stay and I’m starting to incorporate them more and more as I transition my wardrobe to rising temps (speaking of which today we’re at 100 freaking degrees!!!). This top paired perfectly with the wide leg pants, both kindly sent from Judann Clothings (introduced here) and are a perfect addition to your Summer closet. Do check them out for more amazing pieces. 

I hope you like this look as much as I do. 

Your thoughts?

Deets

Top - Judann Clothings (here)

Pants - Judann Clothings (here)

Belt - Original Mangu (here)

Bag - Jimmy Choo (old)

Thank you for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts. Xx...

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Louboutin and Roses

Tis the season for bouquets that will make your heart flutter, gourmet chocolates and teary eyed proposals. Cupid’s annual big day is tomorrow. Romance is in the air and you have absolutely no reason not to love up on your partner or heck on yourself :D.

Americans alone purchase fifty eight million pounds of ice cream on Valentines weekend, so if you find yourself with no valentine, be a part of the ice cream buying crew regardless and enjoy a date with your ice cream. Oh and there's always good ole Netflix or Lifetime, hehe. Have fun. 

What are you indulging in this V-Day? The darkest of Belgian chocolates? Pure decadence! Dinner at that restaurant where you both had your first date? Couples massage? An intimate candle lit dinner at home, serving all kinds of yummy delights and staying very close to the bedroom? Hehe. The whole shebang? Why not? Relax and enjoy the whole hoopla, we only get one day out of 365 dedicated to romance even though true love should really be celebrated by making everyday special.  

If you follow fashion closely you’d remember this Celine camel high waist pants that made the waves in 2014 and had gals all over drooling. I too indulged back then and have styled it many different ways. What I love the most about it is the length. It's not your regular floor grazing length and not too short either. The high waist totally highlights my midsection. The stylish flare leg features buttons down the hem. Gosh how I love that detail! I paired it with of all things a red top. Red is one hue that I am so not drawn to but hey, it’s Valentines and nothing would enhance your ‘hauteness' quite like a red and camel combo - I’m in love!!!

 Back to front shirt is my trend du jour (batting my false lashes). I styled one here paired with a skirt and today I'm showing another way to style it. Pony, leopard and lace ankle boots, 2 dozen long stem red roses and Christian Louboutin goodies tied it all together. 

That hair though! I know, I know. Like I stated here, some readers on my Facebook page have been asking me to switch things up and sport a different hair style. I’ve loved and worn my pixie cut for the longest time. It’s my signature, period. It takes a strong face to pull off hair as short as mine and baby I think I got what it takes, ;). I said I’d work on it and this is me working on it.

 My neice Chisara the 24 year old vlogger of Afrolegalise who believes bright colors and bold hairstyles are reflective of her personality made it happen. It felt weird initially but it’s starting to grow on me. I hope you like it cos it may be around for a minute. As in, I’ll be switching between the short and the long.

The weather has been amazing lately but sadly busy times are not letting up. On a lighter note one of my parents at work walked up to me on Thursday and said, “you have more soul in your shoes than James Brown had in his whole body”. You know I laughed long and hard. 

How was your week? 

Happy Valentines weekend darlings!

Your thoughts on this look?

Deets

Shirt - Halston

Pants - Celine

Belt - Chanel

Heels - Christian Louboutin

Thanks for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts, :). Xo..

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